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NewsUS airline fleet swells in summer but autumn cuts loom
In recent months US airlines have brought some 1,600 aircraft back into their fleets, bolstering their operations amid hopes that air travel demand would rebound following a dismal spring.
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NewsUS Army Research Lab develops power line detect-and-avoid sensor for UAVs
Its sensor detects the electromagnetic field of a nearby power line and uses software to automatically direct the UAV to change its flightpath away from a collision. The technology is seen as useful for urban battlefields of the future and also is being licensed for commercial use.
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NewsBoeing scores Max win with two-jet order from Warsaw’s Enter Air
Polish charter carrier Enter Air has ordered two additional Boeing 737 Max 8s and taken options to buy another two of the jets, marking a rare sales win for Boeing’s and its still-grounded Max.
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NewsIcelandair options broaden as crew duty schedules shift closer to limits
Icelandair’s new collective agreements with aircrew means pilots and flight attendants will work closer to theoretical maximum limits, and enable the airline to explore new network prospects. International regulations restrict pilots and cabin crew from operating more than 900 block hours per year. Icelandair says that, given the structure of ...
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NewsLufthansa strikes deal with pilots to avert near-term redundancies
Lufthansa has reached a deal with the Vereinigung Cockpit union covering pilots at its German operations over cost-cutting measures for the rest of the year.
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NewsHeathrow awaits approval for ‘oven-ready’ Covid-19 testing centre
London Heathrow’s Covid-19 testing facility is “ready to go” and awaiting UK government approval to test arrivals at the airport as a way of reducing the amount of time for which travellers from high-risk countries are required to quarantine.
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NewsIcelandair: Keflavik hub stands to benefit as non-stop competitors retreat
Icelandair Group has warned that if its operation collapsed, the Reykjavik Keflavik hub would take years to rebuild and, as a result, would cause substantial damage to the country’s economy. The company, which is preparing a $150 million share issue, has outlined the bleak consequences of receivership to potential investors ...
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NewsFirst simulator arrival boosts RAF Poseidon operations
Boeing has delivered a key training device to support personnel operating the UK Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) 737NG-based P-8A Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft fleet.
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NewsIcelandair expects four-year recovery as it revises share issue
Icelandair Group expects to start its recovery ramp-up in the second quarter of 2021, but its conservative approach will not return the operator to pre-crisis levels until 2024. The company has detailed its position to potential investors as it prepares for a share offering intended to raise IcKr20 billion ($148 ...
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NewsFive Southeast Asian countries cleared for Singapore transit via SIA Group
Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand have joined the list of countries approved for transit flights through Singapore operated by Singapore Airlines Group’s three carriers. Two other Southeast Asian nations, Vietnam and Cambodia, were previously approved for such flights, from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Phnom Penh. Source: Greg ...
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NewsUS and Chinese carriers can double flights between countries: DoT
The four Chinese airlines currently operating scheduled passenger services to the USA may double their services to eight weekly round-trip flights, according to the US Department of Transportation. “This aggregate level of service is equivalent to the total number of flights now permitted by the Chinese aviation authorities for US ...
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NewsIndia’s aviation minister hints at travel bubbles with neighbours
The Indian government has proposed creating “air bubbles” with five neighbouring countries, according to civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri. Proposals have been made to Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal and Bhutan, he said in an 18 August Twitter post. Source: IndiGo Indian sailors check-in at Doha for ...
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NewsIsrael states opposition to Middle East F-35 sales
Israel has flatly stated its opposition to the sale of Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters to the United Arab Emirates, despite the recent normalisation of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
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NewsSpirit Aero may need more cash, with $920m in acquisitions looming: analysts
The pace at which Spirit AeroSystems has been burning through cash has left some analysts questioning if the company will be able to close two acquisitions as planned, and whether it might need additional funding.
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NewsFrontier bets on cost-sensitive travellers’ return to skies first
Like the rest of the airline industry, Frontier Airlines is cutting costs and seeking federal aid as the pandemic has obliterated passenger demand, while also defending its network position as it plans for an eventual travel recovery.
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NewsBreeze withdraws application for Compass’ certificate
Breeze Airways, the start-up passenger carrier headed by serial aviation entrepreneur David Neeleman, has abandoned its application to acquire the certificate of now-defunct Compass Airlines.
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NewsCAE wins contract for USAF’s new AI-guided pilot training initiative
CAE USA has won a contract for a cloud-based learning management system which is to help guide the US Air Force’s Undergraduate Pilot Training 2.5 initiative.
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NewsCommission clears SATA pandemic state aid but probes earlier capital increase
European regulator have backed a Portuguese €133 million support package to help Azores carrier SATA Air Acores through the coronavirus crisis, but is to probe an earlier funding.
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NewsGerman fund WSF approves local support for Lufthansa subsidiaries
German federal fund WSF has approved local financial aid for Lufthansa subsidiaries Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Swiss under the group’s €9 billion ($10.6 billion) support package from the government in Berlin. Austrian chief executive Alexis von Hoensbruch describes the approval as a “last hurdle” and expresses gratitude for the ...
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NewsEmirates chief: Sustained social-distancing ‘economic catastrophe’ for airlines
The industry’s recovery from the coronavirus crisis rests squarely on a vaccine, as a sustained policy of social distancing would be an “economic catastrophe”, says Emirates Airline president Tim Clark. But he is “100% confident” that one will be found.